Williams through to quarter-finals in Australia

World number one Mark Williams booked his place in the quarter-finals of the inaugural Australian Snooker Goldfields Open with a comfortable win over David Gilbert at Bendigo Stadium today.

Williams, who posted what he called an "awful, appalling" 5-2 win over Barry Pinches yesterday, triumphed by the same scoreline against Englishman Gilbert today but was much happier with his overall performance.